Books by Chip Jacobs
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Highway Killers in the Land of Concrete
Growing up in northeast LA County, I knew one set of numbers were so incendiary they were…
The Brown Air Prequel for our Climate Change World
Why the Sky Disappeared, and Why L.A.'s Smog-Choked Atmosphere Can Be Our Lodestar Today.…
Chip’s Year in Writing & Creating
For me, creativity isn't just what I do. It's who I am, and my most reliable bulwark…
At Christmas, “It’s A Wonderful Life.” In 2022, hopefully it’ll be a series about a life as Impossible as it is Strange!
Mercury Media has optioned its inaugural title, the underdog story of a teenage daredevil…
My Fantastic Place – An Essay
Squeeze was the sound I’d been waiting for from the black hole left by John Lennon’s…
“The Accidental True Crime Writer” – my Los Angeles Review of Books essay
It wasn’t until one day in 1998, strolling along Hollywood Boulevard, that I got stopped…
Meet Chip Jacobs: Author, journalist, dog-enthusiast, spiritual optimist
The argument that erupted between us that evening felt like the climax of a John Hughes…
Trailer for my true-crime book: “The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles”
If you're a fan of Quentin Tarantino movies or Elmore Leonard books, you'll love this…
“The worst I’ve ever seen.” ‘Skyrocketing social-media misinformation is forcing public officials to adopt a new playbook when fires and other tragedies hit their communities.
via @NYTOpinion
For TV reporters covering fires in L.A., the tragedy gets personal